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Men's Swimming 1/25/2020 7:44:00 PM David Rung, Director of Athletics Media Relations

Gannon Men Collect 17 PSAC Times To Cap Regular Season Against Canisius

THE RUNDOWN

Score: Canisius 153.5, Gannon 120.5
Location: Erie, Pa. – Carneval Athletic Pavilion
Records: Gannon 5-3 | Canisius 6-3
The Short Story: Luke Engel (Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore) and Brent Benedict (Corry, Pa./Corry) each won a pair of events and David Gallion (Arlington, Va./Homeschooled) turned in three PSAC times as the Gannon men's swimming and diving team closed its regular season with a dual defeat against Division I Canisius on Senior Day Saturday at the Carneval Athletic Pavilion.

GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER

FIRST PLACE FINISHES

1000 freestyle – Alex Deemer (Connoquenessing, Pa./Butler Area) – 10:02.41
50 freestyle – Clark Eason (Warren, Pa./Warren Area) – 21.27
1-meter diving – Kollin Schwab (Erie, Pa./McDowell) – 373.25 (11 dives)
100 freestyle – Brent Benedict (Corry, Pa./Corry) – 46.07
200 backstroke – Andrew Beyer (Warren, Pa./Warren Area) – 1:58.61
100 butterfly – Luke Engel (Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore) – 51.59
400 freestyle relay – Robert Bolmanski (Erie, Pa./McDowell), Justin Decheck (Plum Borough, Pa./Plum Senior), Luke Engel (Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore), Brent Benedict (Corry, Pa./Corry) – 3:08.22

PSAC QUALIFYING TIMES
(2019-20 NCAA and PSAC Qualifying Times)

A. Deemer – 1000 free (10:02.41)
Joey Deemer (Connoquenessing, Pa./Butler Area) – 1000 free (10:21.84); 500 free (4:58.53)
Justin Decheck (Plum Borough, Pa./Plum Senior) – 100 back (52.13); 100 fly (51.92)
Beyer – 100 back (54.75); 200 back (1:58.61)
Robert Bolmanski (Erie, Pa./McDowell) – 100 breast (1:01.11); 500 free (4:42.27)
David Gallion (Arlington, Va./Homeschooled) – 200 fly (1:57.37); 100 fly (52.01); 200 IM (2:01.94)
Eason – 50 free (21.27); 100 free (49.09)
Engel – 50 free (21.38); 100 fly (51.59)
Benedict – 100 free (46.07)

EVENT NOTES

The Golden Knights turned in 17 PSAC times, with Gallion hitting the standard in all three events he competed in. J. Deemer, Decheck, Beyer, Bolmanski, Eason and Engel all had two PSAC times.
Seniors Eason and Benedict closed strong in their final races at home, each winning an individual race. That duo and Jon Ekas (Erie, Pa./McDowell) were honored before Saturday's dual.
Schwab led the way in diving, scoring 373.25 over 11 dives to edge out teammate Joe Campbell's (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) 363.35.

UP NEXT

Gannon begins its ramp-up to the postseason over the next few weeks, with the PSAC Swimming and Diving Championships taking place in York, Pennsylvania Feb. 19-22.

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